by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Alabama” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Geography is the 159th most popular major in the country with 4,954 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Alabama, there were 76 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Alabama” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in geography. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their geography program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Alabama”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama bachelor’s degree geography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Alabama list. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Alabama. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the #5 spot on the list. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Alabama list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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